Competency-based training (CBT) is a curriculum model employed in educational sectors, professions and industries around the world. A significant feature of the model is its permeability to control by interests outside education. In this article, a "Neoliberal" version of CBT is described and analysed in the context of Australian…

The authors describe a vocational training course that was developed to give more than just an overview of how aircraft work, or a course on how to fly. This training course was a half-year course in aviation technology. Powered flight is an area of interest for many students, and the intent of creating a curriculum rich with science, technology,…

Describes a practical approach to occupational curriculum development with a high priority assigned to the writing of educational objectives. (GR)

Technical activity from April 1 through June 30, 1966 involving the development of performance measures used to assess student achievement in relation to instructional objectives are discussed. The major problems encountered in these activities are presented in these sections: General Curriculum Development, Development of Specific Learning Units,…

The author advocates the adaptation of Air Force vocational-technical training materials for civilian school curricula. (AA)

The ultimate development of an integrated curriculum will necessitate the development and refinement of a scheme, testing the scheme on both subject matter and real life experiences, and greater utilization of existing resources in vocational education. The analysis, integration, and classification of objectives leading to an integrated curriculum…

This document defines a performance objective as a clear and measurable learning outcome. Performance objectives are equated with behavioral objectives. This definition is translated into a system that permits teachers to exchange ideas. The operation of the system is demonstrated using as an example six teachers developing a course in auto…

Intended for educators interested in and committed to an information feedback/evaluation system, this 3-part training package contains information pertaining to the Evaluation Service Center for Occupational Education (ESCOE) and what it has to offer by way of behavioral objectives, curriculum improvement, and feedback services. Part 1 contains…

This matrix and these word lists are intended for use as a practical working tool in the area of competency-based curriculum. In the curriculum terminology matrix, inclusions are primarily concepts critical to curriculum development. The matrix indicates whether terms are found in word lists for Pennsylvania, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland,…

The curriculum revision project described in this paper was initiated by Gateway Technical Institute (Wisconsin) in 1976 in order to implement competency-based education (CBE) in Gateway's vocational/technical programs. The paper first defines the key elements of CBE as implemented at Gateway, which were developed on the basis of an analysis of…

Intended to serve as a manual for the developmental and evaluative activities of Project ABLE, this report presents the management and evaluation plan for instructional system development. Major emphasis of the plan is the formation of evaluative procedures drawing on student performance data as the primary source of feedback. To insure continuous…

Performance or behavioral objectives have been important in vocational education for many years, as evidenced by the significant breakthroughs in vocational education curriculum development and evaluation during the past 10 years which have been linked to purposeful use of performance objectives. This review of literature and research relating to…

Provides a model for the Career Specific Basic Education curriculum development process for joint use by teachers of a career content area and teachers of basic education. Components of the model described are task analysis, preliminary assessment of basic education competencies, the curriculum development team, collecting materials, and…